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On the Border of Art and Faith

By

Lee Lawrence

Updated June 11, 2010 12:01 a.m. ET

Washington

'In the Realm of the Buddha" offers as much insight into the complexities of museum display as it does into Tibetan Buddhist art. It consists of two shows at the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery of Art that provide complementary approaches to the exhibition of devotional works—and raises thought-provoking questions about the role of religion in museums.